diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
index 9d4b740a441ad84cf6871a25c4326b920c9147a5..e5f174ae2c6c0f3895c0617fcfac17a45aa6fedf 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def extraction_code
         s << "\n#{expiry_statement}"
       end
 
-      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = "#{local_name}")
+      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = local_name)
         "\#{URI.escape(#{value_code}.to_s, ActionController::Routing::Segment::UNSAFE_PCHAR)}"
       end
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def regexp_chunk
       end
 
       # Don't URI.escape the controller name since it may contain slashes.
-      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = "#{local_name}")
+      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = local_name)
         "\#{#{value_code}.to_s}"
       end
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def match_extraction(next_capture)
     end
 
     class PathSegment < DynamicSegment #:nodoc:
-      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = "#{local_name}")
+      def interpolation_chunk(value_code = local_name)
         "\#{#{value_code}}"
       end